Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REDUCING THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM CONTAINERS, DISPOSABLE PLASTIC UTENSILS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS IN ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE COUNTRY
Date filed
August 9, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01966 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REDUCING THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM CONTAINERS, DISPOSABLE PLASTIC UTENSILS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS IN ALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE COUNTRY | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Plastic Bag Reduction Act" | |
| ABSTRACT : "Plastic Bag Reduction Act". The measure prohibits commercial establishments from providing customers plastic bags free of charge. It also directs commercial establishments to charge the cost of the plastic bag should their customers avail of one. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SILVERIO, LORNA C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-08-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Almario (016 ) | 2. Singson (R.) (020 ) |
| 3. Villarosa (023 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2008-08-06 | |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-08-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2007-08-22 |
Abstract
"Plastic Bag Reduction Act". The measure prohibits commercial establishments from providing customers plastic bags free of charge. It also directs commercial establishments to charge the cost of the plastic bag should their customers avail of one.
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